The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-09
MEN BEHIND THE THRONE.
CLlsRKs AND sECRETARrEs VINO no
EFFEC1TYE sERVICE


oniei c'erhs anubecretariesoi Doarus' ooni-
missions courts iegisiatnres' anu otner puphc
podies are generaiiy notapie Sc. OF men.
FREQUENTLY they hoid once year aiter year.
until IL appears 10 DO aimost Impossible ior an
INSTITUTION 10 go on without them' tney seem
10 grow INTO places Iney pecome enoyc'ope-
aias OF ihiormation' untninkins peopie say
on, tney nave pull out the iact Renorahy
10 that thoy get 70 DO almost hoIspehpapie 10
the smooth running OF THINGS When green
mana steps In Things 20 wrong business draes,
,hisuakes hre haoe' anu .lio "o, m, VI yoy
has TO DO undone Tomorrow. The clerkly
faculty Ia n great time saver. It anticipates
things. 1t foresees difficulties. IL previses
IS I'M apd un
work which inexperience bunglos. 1t is exact.
precise, prompt. and effective.
ANY one attending meeting 81 I'm, .ne BOARD .,
nv. may nv,io' .v aam. W." ,,o
sits AZ one ond OF inc CLERKS desk ana calls inc
Clerk OF the Board who gets se,ooo a year. ne
aae s1a Oh 'ne ay
mems resolutions. He knows how to keep
them straight. The Aldermen cannot get
aionG without MS Quarter VI ceh'uy VI
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was, the venerable Daniel 7. Valentine was
much the same sort OF a man.
Thomss.E. airoy. who gets $4,000 year al: a.
working Secretary OF Tammany Hail. both
ln tne hAecueive oomni' o .ne Cou.'eo
on ORGANIZATION and the General committee ,, &C.
reads almost as fast as the late Billy Molon 10y
used to read In the Board OF Aldermen. he
th ,ya "a hnarsrs anu '"''' '''' '' All
' soa SmfS now pres,dent OF the BOARD
i poSS 1nsices tSTmry aG5ed as seffeta rs
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the tie Sh posssa H Tipped W many an q;
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does more work than any q the cerE He
Panai Code down to the Latest amendment. He
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new dork ne is a,nad III ho M amits
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covered many ndT N He knows al
the Beard z, Estimate ad AppSrd
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and Jolly and has fist that looks to9 big for
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sss a1maa and otbars La" oie'A i'ee'eS L.
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been visible tmpEovementt In ths business loss
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Polntsr' Daniei LoWber Smith. who is business mess
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Chiefly by EnoWins Heir busi.
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